- FIGURE 35 -
EXPECTED STORAGE LIFE FOR SOME RIPE FRUITS

Apples: Refrigerator Several weeks depending on the variety	Apricots: Refrigerator 2-3 days	Avocados: Refrigerator Several days	Bananas: Cool place 2-3 days
Cherries: Refrigerator 1-2 weeks	Grapes: Cool place 1-2 weeks	Grapefruit: Cool place 2-4 weeks	Lemons: Cool place 3-6 weeks
Mandarins: Cool place 2-3 weeks	Mangoes: Cool place 3-4 days	Oranges: Cool place 2-3 weeks	Passionfruit: Cool place 2 weeks
Pawpaw: Cool place 2-3 days	Peaches: Refrigerator 2-3 days	Pears: Refrigerator Few days	Pineapples: Cool place Several days
Rasberries: Refrigerator Several days	Strawberriess: Refrigerator Several days	Watermalon: Refrigerator 1-2 weeks
Adapted from E.C.Hall, 'Handling and storing fresh fruit and vegetables in the home', CSIRO Food Research Quarterly, volume 39, 1979.